Otherwise known as garnet “hunting”
Step 1: Pay $10 for permit
Step 2: Fill 5 gallon buckets with dirt and rocks
Step 3: Sift loose dirt
Step 4: Wash dirt off rocks, remove star garnets
Step 5: Repeat steps 1 - 4 for 2-hours
Step 6: Nap while Rick continues for another 4-hours
Step 7: Drink beer and whiskey and eat chips and salsa
Step 8: Drive home
Step 9: Kiss Wife
Till later,
Jacque – Out
I was hungry and being the hunter/gatherer that I am I took the trusty colander to the front yard and harvested some nasturtium (Not too much though. It’s spicy!), onion, 2 different types of kale a unidentified type of plant and some berries for desert.
Lunch time!
Who needs a grass when you can eat your front yard?
What lawn?
Till later,
Jacque – Out
Yet again I’ve got a listing on Craigslist.
Till later,
Jacque – Out
You know, life can be busy. That’s why I’m here for you. To help you de-stress. To assist you with relaxing. To get you to buy me a beer.
That being said lets look at our calendar together and think about some bike rides. More specifically let’s schedule some Wheels and Deals rides as well as a new one I’m going to call Seats and Reinforced Concrete. Right about now I can see you scratching your head and saying to yourself, “Jacque, just what in the heck are you saying?” or “What!?” or “Dang, Jacque sure is handsome and smart!”
A seat is something most of us sit on when we ride our bicycle. Reinforced concrete is used to buttress bridges and such and is also a place that graffiti is often placed.
I'm really not sure if this is reinforced concrete. I'm reasonably sure it's graffiti.
The Seats and Reinforced Concrete rides will start at a coffee shop downtown, and from there we’ll ride to various locations to look at and photograph graffiti. Some graffiti can be pretty cool. Colorful and artistic even. After we take some pics I’ll upload them.
Graffiti and yard sales are a lot like my moods. No, not manic-depressive, more like ever changing. So to keep you appraised I’ve added a widget to the left side of this blog that will be updated at the beginning of each month and/or whenever I learn of a bike ride.
As you can see there are some rides coming up in July. Click on it. A description will come up with the details.
This is my service to you. Why? Well, I’ll answer that with a question. Who loves ya?
Till later,
Jacque – Out
(Wow! Nine of these. I’m kinda surprised.)
I’m not really sure this qualifies as a restaurant. I guess that if you purchase food from it, you can eat it there (even if it’s on a plastic picnic table in a parking lot) that it’s good enough for me.
For the past couple of months I’ve been kicking around the idea of eating at one of the mobile taco stands. There’s only a couple here in town and after a conversation with David Blaine (who I believe is one of the preeminent foodies in Spokane) he directed me to a couple. On a funny aside I asked him about a particular truck and he said with disdain, “That one is ran by white guy”.
But wait! This isn’t about a taco truck. This is about a barbecue truck.
The goofy thing about this is that I didn’t even write down the name. Later on in the post I’ll tell you where it’s at though. Let’s talk about the fare.
Just like Ma and Pa's. Except for theirs didn't have no BBQ on the side. They just lived in it.
This is a no-nonsense type of place. As you can see there aren’t any frills or pretty tablecloths. You walk up to the window, order your stuff and get in/on your conveyance (hopefully a bicycle unless you drove down from Canada) and eat.
The fare is simple and basic. Meat, bread, some sort of side veggie. Think of it as a picnic in a parking lot.
How’s it taste? Pretty good. I had the beef brisket on a wheat bun with a side of cole-slaw. The beef had a good smokey flavor and unlike a lot of other BBQ joints wasn’t smothered in sauce. In fact, I actually had to ask for a little extra.
The extra sauce was free
The price may shock ya’ll a bit. The sandwich and side was about $7.50. But considering what the owner has to pay the Health District as well as lease to the land baron I think it was reasonable. Anyway, it’s convenient, fast and good.
[I don't remember the name but will edit this post when I get it]
Nora and Division in the parking lot of the old Standard Drug adjacent to Ressa’s Shoe Service.
Till later,
Jacque – Out
We’ve been together almost a year now. There’s no doubt we’ve been through some difficult times. We’ve even crashed a few times together (And yes, I admit. It was my fault).
Yes, I do love you. Quite a bit. I’m just wondering, is it time to move on? You’re beginning to slow me down. Let’s look at the mechanics of our relationship. Two wheels move along pretty well. Add two more I do believe we’ve just doubled our drag. And that’s a drag.
You see, I’ve been seeing another. Actually two others. (Shh, their significant others don’t know). First I saw Greg’s….
Injuries not included
Then Pat went and wrote about it. Then wrote about it some more. He even came to a Wheels and Deals ride with it.
True Geekiness
That’s when we kinda more or less bonded. Not so much Pat and I but the me and the Xtracycle(s).
Relax, you’re not going to be replaced. There’s plenty of room in the family. It’s just that I want to start seeing another.
Till later,
Jacque – Out
I’ve really taken to gardening. I like it. A lot. It’s fun to plant something, care for it and watch it grown.
Then EAT IT.
I may have crossed the line the other day though. I have a small pile of dirt in the garden. When I mentioned to BrightSpirit that I wanted to plant some wheat or spelt she kinda looked at me like I have a hand growing out of my neck and said, “What? You’re like a young kid. Always putting something in your mouth to see what it tastes like. You’re a Kindergarten Gardener.”
I like the way wheat and spelt looks. I’ll take some before and after pics, post them and everyone can see the results from the…
Kindergarten Gardener.
Till later,
Jacque – Out
I really have to ask. Is there any better way to go yard saleing other than on a bicycle? It really does limit the amount of stuff you can haul home. And man, when you get a group of friends together it’s even better.
I ended up coming home with a sprinkler and got an awesome score on a coffee grinder.
The award for most scores goes to Pat. You see, we were ever so honored to host him as he took his Xtra-Cycle on it’s maiden voyage. There’s really no need for me to go into too much detail, you should check his blog out for the real (good) story.
Over all a great ride. 7 riders, 3′ish slow riding hours cumulating at Rick’s house where we polished off a growler of local beer.
Click the pic below for a few pics then head on over to Pat’s Blog for more.
Till later,
Jacque – Out
Click for few more pics
Nope! You guessed wrong. It isn’t quite time yet for us to visit the therapist, nor is it time for me to check in with the probation officer.
It’s time for some more Wheels and Deals. That’s right friends. Let’s meet at The Scoop (at 25th and Monroe) on Saturday the 13th at 10am and we’ll ride our bikes to some pre-mapped sales.
This is a slow, no drop perfect for Hill Slug ride. Bring your bike, attach the trailer and load it up.
Remember, if you can’t fit it on your bike you probably don’t need it.
Hope to see you there, maybe we’ll experience something like this….
Till later,
Jacque – Out
What a good (cold) time. 150+ bicyclists. Beer, great outfits, “women” with beards, cupcakes.
I’m not going to get into the thick of what happened. You’ll just have to head on over to the FBC’s web site for that information.
There are pics on the FBC’s web site (mentioned above) as well as on my gallery (134 of them) which you can see by clicking on the photo below.
Oopsy! I did a batch resizing of the pics a some came out looking skewed. Sorry about that.
I pity da fool that don't click on this pic!
Till later,
Jacque – Out
